MOLN Public Policy Internship
TO: Internship Participant
FROM: Jeanne Jacobson and Mary Maine, co-chairs of MOLN Nursing Internship
RE: Confirmation of Annual MOLN Nursing Public Policy Internship
Program Dates: November 13, 8:30 AM - 5 PM – Radisson Hotel, Roseville
November 14, 9 AM - 2:45 PM – Capitol & MN Senate Building, St. Paul
Please review final agenda for check-in and shuttle times.
2540 North Cleveland Ave., Roseville, MN
(651) 636-4567
Directions / Day Two:
MN Capitol Tour 9 - 10 AM
Capitol Rotunda
75 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
St. Paul MN 55115
Capitol Complex Map of Parking /
Mock Hearing 10 AM - 2:45 PM
MN Senate Building
95 University Ave. W., Room 1100
St. Paul MN 55115
Capitol Complex Map of Parking
Pre-Assignment: See objectives & pre-work p. 2 – 7
Hotel Accommodations: A block of rooms have been reserved at the Radisson Hotel Roseville under the MOLN for the rate of $118/ night plus tax for the nights of Nov. 13 and Nov. 14. To make reservations contact the hotel directly at (651) 636-4567. The cut-off date is Oct. 30.
Logistics:
a) If you have special health, mobility, or dietary needs, please contact MOLN at or 651-659-1425 ASAP.
b) Continental breakfast and lunch are provided on day one. Lunch is provided on day two. Please be prepared to bring a water bottle or coffee with you on day two while at the Capitol.
c) Dress code for the conference is business casual; room temperatures may vary, so layers are suggested. Comfortable walking shoes are encouraged on day two.
d) Shuttle to/from the Capitol on Nov. 14 is provided by the hotel. Advance registration is required as seating is limited.
e) We encourage you to bring your laptop or tablet to the program (but not required), so that you have access to the web for meeting materials and to research topics.
Final agenda link to meeting materials will be sent via e-mail no more than 5 days prior to the event. If you have any questions or concerns relating to this program, please contact MOLN: (651) 659-1425 or .
We look forward to meeting you!
Jeanne Jacobson & Mary Maine
Internship Co-Chairs
Pre-Work for Public Policy Internship 2017
In Preparation for the MOLN public policy internship please familiarize yourself with the following inquires, websites and policies. Taking time up front will enhance your experience at the MOLN Public Policy Internship. An informative quiz (with answers) will assist you in your learning about the Minnesota state legislature.
Objectives:
Upon completing this pre-work you should be able to:
1. State the compelling issues from your own professional perspective
2. Describe at least two heath care issues that are important nationally and/or locally
3. Understand the Minnesota state legislature websites and the resources that are available to you
4. Describe how a bill becomes a law, the format of legislative committees and public testimony
Prior to the internship please meet with your local professional leaders, managers, or supervisors to understand the following:
o What are the “political policy agenda” for your organization, national or state professional association?
o What other health care professionals or organizations have the same interests?
o Are there possible collaborative areas between your organization, a national or state professional association or another organization?
o What are the some of the “hot button issues” for your clinical area or association?
Know you representatives—background, profession, committees, how to contact
Explore the Minnesota House and Senate web sites
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/
Subscribe to daily information related to the House of Representatives
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/subscribesw.asp
Understand how a bill becomes a Law:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWdddRFAcM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_4LQ96Pds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWO-FpQEG_4
Watch testimony at hearings:
The following link provide good example of testimony at hearings.
SF 511, Health care delivered by advance practice nurses access improved, and penalties provided.
Start watching at 1:37:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkiaiinR_i4
Readings:
2010 Institute of Medicine: The Future of Nursing: Leading change – Executive summary and access other articles along with other IOM reports of interest.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010). The future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Nursing Code of Ethics—Provisions 7, 8, 9 http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics
The patient protection and affordable care act (2010) and Accountable Care Organizations. Review the affordable care websites and pay particular attention to the plan for Minnesota.
· Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Obama Cares!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNxgYjW3rc0
· The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkk6ueZt-U
· The Affordable Care Act turns six: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT50DqAJQA0
· Kaiser Health News, The ABCs of ACOs, Accountable Care Organizations Explained: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2011/january/13/aco-accountable-care-organization-faq.aspx
· Becker’s Hospital Review, 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know: Accountable Care Organization
· Modern Healthcare: ACOs
· ANA: Complexity of Nurse Staffing
· ResearchGate, Science and regulations. Congress’s attacks on science-based rules
At the completion of your preparation for the internship you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. How do I contact my legislator? How do I let a Representative or Senator know how I feel about an issue?
Answer
You can call, email, or write a letter to your legislator's office. Email is most effective if it is not a blanket mailing to all members, but a specific mail message to your representative or senator. When sending an email, remember to include your name, postal address and phone number.
2. Are there legislator contact lists?
Answer
The House of Representativesmember information pageincludes Representatives'contact informationas well as anexcel spreadsheet,address labels,leadershipinformation and more.
Senate member information includessenator contact information,district orderandleadershiplists,mailing labelsandmore.
Contact information:Representatives|Senators
Find out who represents you.
3. May I testify at a committee hearing?
Answer
Yes. Members of the general public are encouraged to testify before committees, though testimony must be arranged with committee staff prior to a scheduled hearing. Committees primarily focus hearings on particular bills, though occasionally they discuss issues of broad interest within the committee's jurisdiction. It is best not to appear to testify at a committee on the day it is scheduled to hear a particular bill or discuss a particular topic without previously contacting the committee staff or your representative. Call House Public Information Services at (651) 296-2146 or Senate Information (651) 296-0504 to find the phone numbers for committee staff or to receive a standing committee schedule.
4. What publications are available from the Legislature?
Answer
TheLegislative PublicationsWeb page links to free print and/or online publications providing session information, mailing lists, fiscal information, reports, and revisor's manuals.
5. How can I watch the Legislature on television?
Answer
HousePublic Information Servicesand SenateMedia Servicesprovide unedited broadcasts of legislative committee and floor proceedings on the digital Minnesota Channel, which is carried by the six public television stations around the state.Daily television coverageschedules are available online for the House and Senate.
Unedited live coverage of floor sessions and selected committee hearings is available over the Internet. Archives of this coverage are also available using Windows Media Player and RealPlayer streaming technology. For more information on Internet streaming see theHouse television web scheduleandSenate media coveragepage.
6. How do I find information about a bill if I don't know the bill number, bill author or anything else other than a general topic?
Answer
You can search for House bills or Senate bills by topic from 1995 to the present from theLegislation and Bill Statuspage. Click on the link for the Houseor for theSenatefor a search form. The keyword option allows you to search with keywords or phrases. You can also search by topics assigned to each bill from theHouse Bill Information--Topic Searchpage or from theSenate Bill Information--Topic Searchpage.
How to Follow a Billis a helpful online guide to the process. For further information on this topic, see theBillssection of this FAQ.
If you do not have Internet access, there are public terminals in the Legislative Reference Library on the sixth floor of the State Office Building. The House and Senate Index Offices also track the status of current bills. They can help you find a particular piece of legislation. Call House Index at (651) 296-6646 or Senate Index at (651) 296-2887. To receive a copy of the bill once you locate it, call the Chief Clerk's Office in the House at (651) 296-2314 or Senate Information at (651) 296-0504.
7. How do I find out who my Senator and Representative are?
Answer
Both House Public Information Services in Room 175 State Office Building and the Senate Information Office, Room 231 State Capitol, can tell you who represents you in both the House and the Senate. They have district finders that are compiled after each census when the redistricting process is completed. Simply call House Information at (651) 296-2146 or Senate Information at (651) 296-0504 to find out that information or stop into either office. For additional resources, including searchable databases, seeWho Represents Me? and Legislative Districts.
8. How long are terms for Minnesota Representatives and Senators?
Answer
Senators are elected for a four-year term and representatives are elected for a two-year term. However, in election years ending in 0, such as 2000 or 1990, Senators serve for a two-year term in order to provide for the redistricting process done in conjunction with the United States census.
For more information on the members of the House and the Senate, seeState Lawmakers: Minnesota State Government Series.This publication goes into more detail on why someone might run for office, what a legislative district is, and what the job of a legislator involves.
9. What is a conference committee?
Answer
It is a committee made up of members from each house appointed to reconcile the differences between two versions of a bill that has been passed by both bodies. Each conference committee has either three or five members from both the House and the Senate.
10. How can I find the laws governing the Legislature?
Answer
TheMinnesota Statutes, includingChapter 3andChapter 3A, and theMinnesota Constitution, includingArticle IV, are available online through the Legislature's Web site. The print volumes of theLaws of MinnesotaandMinnesota Statutesare available at many public libraries, as well as the Minnesota Law Library and the Legislative Reference Library.
11. Are there any legislative calendar deadlines?
Answer
There is no yearly deadline for the introduction of bills. However, each year the Legislature establishesdeadlinesfor committee action on bills. The Legislature shall establish by concurrent resolution deadlines for each regular session. The deadlines do not apply to the House committees on Capital Investment, Ways and Means, Taxes, or Rules and Legislative Administration, nor to the Senate committees on Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes, or Rules and Administration.
Committee deadlines are announced during the first half of a session in order to winnow the list of topics to be dealt with that year.
12. When does the Minnesota Legislature meet?
Answer
According to Minnesota Statute3.011, the legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. When the first Monday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday. It shall also meet when called by the governor to meet in special session. In the even numbered years, it convenes on a date set by joint agreement of both bodies. The state constitution limits the Legislature to meeting 120 legislative days during each biennium. In addition, the Legislature may not meet in regular session after the first Monday following the third Saturday in May of any year (for constitutional provisions concerning the length of session and special sessions, see Minnesota Constitution, Article IV -Legislative Department).
During this time, the House or the Senate may not adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other body.
Research
How do I use the legislative Web site to research legislative issues?
Answer
Here are some ideas for searching portions of the Minnesota Legislative Web site and other sites to find information on important issues facing the Minnesota Legislature.NOTE: For detailed instructions on following a specific bill through the legislative process, seeMinnesota Legislative History Guide.
Bills. Status information and the full text of bills introduced in the Minnesota Legislature are available within hours of introduction. You can search for bills by bill number, author, chief author, statutory citation, topic, committee, bill action, and by keyword in the bill's description.
Legislation and Bill Status
Note: The searching feature does not search the full text of individual bills, just the short descriptions. To search within the text of a bill, display the bill text and use the 'find' feature of your browser.
Bill Summaries
Staff from theHouse Research Department, the nonpartisan research and legal services office for the House of Representatives, summarize significant and/or lengthy bills.
They also provide summaries of bills that are enacted.
Act Summaries
Staff fromSenate Counsel and Research, the nonpartisan research and legal services office for the Minnesota Senate, summarize selected bills.
Committee Information.Several committees have Web pages which give updates on issues.
House Committees
Senate Committees
Journals. Search theHouse and Senate Journals, the daily record of the legislative session.
Statutes and Session Laws. Current Statutes and Session Laws passed in a given year can be searched inStatutes, Laws, and Rules.
Frequently Asked Questions aboutLaws, Statutes, and Rules
Research Reports.
House of RepresentativesResearch Publications
Senate Counsel and ResearchReportsandTreatises.
House Fiscal Analysis Department-- Reports on fiscal issues and state finance spreadsheets.
Legislative Auditor Reports-- The Office of the Legislative Auditor Program Evaluation Division evaluates state government programs and agencies and helps to ensure accountability for the expenditure of public funds. Studies are conducted at the request of the Legislature, but all reports are available to the public.
Newsletters.
Both the House and the Senate produce weekly newsletters during session with feature articles on members and issues, new bills introduced and the actions of the committees debating them.